Disaster off Marseilles in two steamers collision
Two steamers Insulaire and Liban collided near Marseilles causing the death of about 150 passengers. Both captains face blame for dereliction of duty as passengers mourn, with harrowing scenes of families lost and a man drawn to suicide beside his wife’s coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Insulaire
Fraissinet Company
Liban
England
Bastia
Corsica
Nice
Toulon
France and Morocco Clash in Algeria Bombardment
After Moors attempted an ambush on the Algeria governor general near Fignig, France opened bombardment on Monday firing 600 shells. Natives of seven oases sent a marabout to General O Connor in submission. Zenaga inhabitants were punished. official death toll listed at 300 with wounded likely over six hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Morocco
Algeria
Fignig
Oases
Figuig
O’connor
Zenaga
Flood and Fire Deluge Hits St Louis Area
Extraordinary flood scenes in St Louis as the Mississippi rose 37 ft causing water depths of 10 to 18 ft in Venice Madison West Madison Newport Brooklyn and Granite City. Residents evacuated by boat while Eastern St Louis flooded until gradual receding by Monday. Forest fires in Eastern States were extinguished by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
St. Louis
Mississippi River
East St. Louis
Venice
Madison
West Madison
Newport
Brooklyn
Granite City
Nigerian fighting ends as chief Aduku surrender reported
News from Southern Nigeria states the notorious chief Aduku fake surrendered to authorities Friday after two months of large scale operations. After weeks of fierce fighting with losses on both sides, Aduku escaped as his town was burned and many prisoners were taken, marking a concluded expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Nigeria
Adukufake
Longest Telephone Cable Linked Brussels and London
At midnight on Sunday the British Post Office opened the latest telephone extension and the first message was sent between Brussels and London. The sea cable runs 474 miles from Norfolk to Ostend and uses the same three minute tariff as London to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Post Office
London
Norfolk
Ostend
Paris
America Cup trial races resume off Sandy Hook
The 15 mile windward and return course saw start times at 12h 16m for Constitution Reliance and Columbia. Finish times were Reliance 4h 4m 14s Constitution 4h 10m 15s Columbia 4h 17m 45s amid southerly 12 knot winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution
Columbia
Czar Heartbroken By Kishineff Scenes Reported
Chronicle reports on high authority that the Czar is heartbroken by the Kishineff atrocities. An ukase is being prepared to extend rights for Jewish subjects, widening protections once denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kishineff
London Police Court Dismisses Summons In Embezzlement Case
A North London police court case saw Inspector Grove seek a summons against a man for an August embezzlement charge, but Judge D Eyncourt refused the summons after noting prior matters. a February assault led to two two-month jail terms. A separate Lambeth case, Walworth on Boxing Day 1900, ended with no evidence offered in Peachey’s charge over a wife’s death, the prisoner confessing to false inquest testimony. Royal endorsers endorse a hair product, advertised at 1s 1d and 5s 1d per bottle, claimed used by royal families to promote luxury hair growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North London
Grove
J Division
D‘kyncourt
D‘eyncourt
Mr. D‘eyncourt
Mr. D.eyncourt
Wantworth
Lambeth
F. W. Peachey
Walworth
Thurlow Street
Acva
Fatal boiler accident aboard Good Hope at Gibraltar
A boiler-rib bolt failure on HMS Good Hope, flagship of the Cruiser squadron, caused a fatal accident off Gibraltar on Tuesday during prize firing. At least six men were seriously injured, four swiftly dying, with several others slightly hurt. Names and service numbers of the injured and dead are listed. the ship proceeded to the exercise after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
H.M. Oruiser
Good Hope
Cruiser Squadron
Sublieut
James Co. N. Webber
Russell Thomas Rendall
O.N
William Robert Devonshire
William Hensby
Stoker
Frank Pibworth
Patrick Brady
Stocker
Lieut. Webber
Devonshire
Rendall
Hensbey
the Good Hope
Prisoners Reported With Mullah In Somali Conflict
Advices from Harrar say General Fikurari Gebri of the Abyssinian force told Kas Makonnen that English officers in Plunkett's column were prisoners with the Mullah. A Somali source reports two Europeans and 10 Yaos held by the Mullah, with one Boer tortured. Other accounts claim many wounded officers from Plunkett's force were captured and executed. An Abyssinian column allied with British troops has reached Gergolubi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkett
Harrar
Fikurari Gebri
Somaliland
Kas Makonnen
Aden
Daily Mail
Plankett
Mulali
Zareba
Gergolubi
Village Euidge Destroyed by Bashi-Bazouks Report
Reports from Sofia state the village of Euidge in Adrianople district, home to 560 houses, was attacked on the 2nd inst by Bashi-Bazouks, with all but 200 men massacred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Euidge
Adrianople
Varied 19th century dispatches span war, crime, and health
Reports from Paris, Suifu, and Berne cover a doctor’s sudden Paris death, a boiler explosion aboard a French gunboat in the Yangtze, and France extending military service. Also noted are a Vatican audience for pilgrims, a German Antarctic voyage naming Emperor William II Land, forgery trials in Paris, multiple poisoning and murder confessions in Michigan, a knife wound to a French official, adjournment motions in New York, Montanana ascent mishaps, a Bernese climber’s fatal fall, and a maternal health advertisement for the Cuticura remedy system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sillen
Paris
Olry
Suifu
Yangtze
France
Vatican
Holy Land
von Drygalski
Simonstown
William the Second
Frepisite
Thérése Humbert
Emile Daurignac
Paria Chamber of Indictments
Court of Assize of the Seine
Kalkaska
Michigan
Mary McKnight
Novitzky
Kiefs
Irunskin
Whitaker Wrrant
New York
Wright
Hee
Geiers
Schmidt
Harte
Montana
de Steiger
Alpine Club
Wildesigen Hut
M. de Steiger
Grenz
Canton of
Valais
Paul Koenig
Walter Flender
Mrs Maybrick's Release Plans for Tour
The American Mail reports from New York that arrangements are underway for Mrs Maybrick to tour after release by the British Home Office early next year. Newspapers nationwide recall the case and open subscriptions as funds pour in.
Cape Abduction Charge at Bow Street Court
Captain Charles Alfred Percy Gardener 36 faced Bow Street on a Cape Colony abduction charge regarding 17 year old Frances Florence Lascar. Gardener claimed the girl stowed away onboard, offered to pay her passage home, and sought bail with sureties as he prepared cattle plans for South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alfred Percy Gardener
Bow Street
Frances Florence Lascar
Cape Colony
Smaile
Scotland Yard
London
Gardener
England
Teneriffe
Plymouth
Capetown
Poyser
South Africa
Froest
Mr. Marsham
Jannda
Militiaman's wife jailed for car jump in Boyle
In Boyle on Wednesday magistrates sentenced Mary Moore to one month hard labour after she jumped into the Lord Lieutenant's car while the driver was away. She claimed drunkenness, but police said she tried to drive off at speed. Also notes include Trinity College Dublin admitting women to degrees by 74 to 11, and a Belfast-like recap of an escaped convict Maurice Sheehan recaptured after months on the run. A Dublin court attached 471 to Colonel Arthur Lynch for rent paid by Casey. A keeper was killed by a Dublin Zoo elephant while tending a diseased foot. the animal was later shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
Esnta
Mary Moore
Falvey
Connolly
Mitchelstown
Co. Cork
Maurice Sheehan
Inez
Dundrum
Sheehan
Rob Frances Lascar
Kantark
Michelstown
Cork Aasizes
Lynch
Dublin
Gideon Madie
Arthur Lynch
Casey
County Clare
Dublin Zoological Gardens
McNally
Gordon Bennett Motor Cars Destroyed by Fire
Daimler factory at Cannstatt where Mercédés are built was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Sixty newly built cars awaiting delivery, along with 60 and 80 horsepower models, were destroyed in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon-Bennett
Daimler
Naseby Battlefield Viewed On Its 25th Anniversary
Local historian notes Naseby battlefield remains a major draw with expansive high ground and a scenic landscape. The obelisk and church tower mark elevations while a 1663 register omits 1645 battles, provoking historical comment. A tale recalls fossils shown to Rev John Martin. Fire destroyed Mercédan cars in the racing field and a flood remark accompanies the era. A photograph of the 1823 obelisk memorial exists, and Aberdeen court records report Edward Horn jailed for six months for false marriage information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naseby
England
Naseby Woolleys
Inter Vicar
John Martin
Edward Horn
Aberdeen
Priada
Defensive fashion ad hints at low-cost suits in city shops
An old newspaper ad urges 18 A Man to dress economically with smart attire. It promotes measuring forms and patterns, free catalog writing, Curzon Bros and Daphda G0 in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sm&r
West-end
Cakor
Curzon Bros
Daphda
City
Toad
Louden
B.C
The New Policy And Unionist Tax Debate
A debate on Mr Chamberlain policy and old age pensions is recapped with letters, Seddon’s warning on reciprocity, and a German machinery tax reply. Lord Rosebery criticizes protectionism, notes wage and rent implications, and calls for clarity on education and free trade amid imperial unity concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
United States
Germany
Bir
Seddon
Christchurch
New Zealand
Great Britain
Charge of Sterling Government Stamps Case Outlined
Henry John Hichards cycle dealer of Wandsworth ommion Anthony Buck Creeke solicitor Leadenhall Street and Alfred Waterhouse a Works clerk Admiralty faced How Street police court on Tuesday for stealing and receiving stamps in a trade with collectors allegedly obtained from Somerset House. They were remanded after evidence of arrest. William Gardiner a carpenter described as a repeat offender linked to the Peasenhall case has set up a shop with wife near London later. Edward Toomey and John Grey were again brought to Greenwich police court on Tuesday charged with stealing a safe containing 84 pounds in money and valuables from Lea railway station and remanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry John Hichards
Russian Road
Wandsworthommion
Anthony Buck Creeke
Leadenhall-street
Alfred Waterhouse
Works Department of the Admiralty
How Street
Somerset House
William M Gardiner
Norfolk Weekly Press
William Gardiner
Nettob & Carpenter
London
Gardiner
AunEcep
Bart Roppery
Edward Toomey
John Grey
Greenwich
Lea
Remarkable Youthful Agility Prompts Health Tonic Claim
A 19th century advertisement-like narrative touts Mother Seigel's Syrup as a cure for indigestion liver and kidney issues. It highlights Covel Mavreyant and Benjamin Stoker, detailing age, digestion, and vitality, with Stoker praising the remedy after gallstone and indigestion pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covel Mavreyant
Mother Selgei
Mother Seigel
Bruties Seigel
Benjamin Stoker
Thad
Tam
Seigel
Howard Tulip
Claravale
Ryton On- Lyne
Mr. Stoker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Balby
Cape
Ireland
Lord-Lieutenant's
Trinity College
Mercédans
Cheyney
C. A. Vince
Birmingham
Mrr. Chamberlain
Berlin Post
British Empire
Lord Rosebury
Bishop Stortford
Lord Rosebery
Commons
Claes
Beneft
Lord Rosevery
Liberal League
Cevic
Marquis of
Northampton
League
Amajesty
Burnley
Lige
Fennings
Fihalers
A. Fennings
Cowen
SUN Life
Orrich
Life and Endowment Assurance
Threadneedie-street
Larcnt
B. 4
N.E
Agenctes Javite
Winker Kies
Albert
Farrivedon
Regis Kuee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!